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Climate Chapter Books

Learn about climate change through these middle grade chapter books.

Arapahoe Libraries

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  • She loved taking care of her farm animals and being part of her local 4H club. But then the unthinkable happened…a wildfire destroyed her family’s home. In the aftermath, her family relocated to Portland, Oregon, where Julianna hopes to…
    BookNew York : LB Ink, Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — J BARD GRAPHIC NOVEL COLL
  • Two narratives highlight the threat of climate change and rising global temperatures. 12-year-old Sami and his grandfather live on the Bay of Bengal eking out a living by fishing. 14-year-old Yuki lives near the Arctic Circle in Canada;…
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2023. — J COLFER GRAPHIC NOVEL COLL
  • A group of 12-year-old friends concerned about climate change propose a new way to save the earth– crafting a new amendment to the United States Constitution. Their project sends them on a journey through America and Norway as they take…
    BookNew York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — J FRANK
  • An eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond. Mary Kate and her friends have big plans to bring lasting change to their community and beyond. And…
    BookNew York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022. — J FIRESTONE
  • Gratz interweaves three narratives, set in distinct environments, about adolescents experiencing the dangerous effects of climate change. Akira Kristiansen is caught in a California forest fire, two boys living in northern Canada have a…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2022. — J GRATZ
  • A thought-provoking look at the very prevalent, but little known, issue of eco-anxiety and how it is affecting our youth. Seventh grader Haven Jacobs lives in the small town of Belmont with her family, and while she is hypersensitive…
    BookNew York : Aladdin, [2022] — J DEE
  • A lush story about an indomitable girl fighting against the effects of climate change. For thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux, three things are sacred: bayou sunsets, her grandmother Nonnie’s stories, and the coastal Louisiana town of…
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022. — J GUILLORY
  • High-spirited Ivy believes she can talk to animals, while Nathaniel, a boarding schoolboy, is obsessed with animal facts. They come together unexpectedly on a cold English beach with the arrival of a rare and wondrous sea creature: a giant…
    eAudiobookNudged Children's Audiobooks, 2021
  • Hope Jones hates cars - they turn the air brown and make everyone sick. Her friend Selma has asthma, and Hope's bogeys are black, not green like they should be! There's an air pollution problem where Hope lives, and she's decided to do…
    eBookAndersen Press Ltd, 2021
  • Prompted by the 2018 Camp Fire that burned more than 150,000 acres and almost completely destroyed entire communities, including Paradise, California, author Jewell Parker Rhodes’ gently paced novel segues into a thrilling narrative, in…
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — J RHODES
  • Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen’s classic Hoot, this humorous adventure story set in a not-so-distant future celebrates the important differences we can make with small, brave acts. When Ahab and his friends find a bullfrog in their town…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2021. — J ROSENBERG
  • Fusing environmental awareness with a touching story of kindness, The Last Bear will include full-page black-and-white illustrations as well as a note from the author with facts about the real Bear Island and the plight of the polar bears.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — J GOLD
  • Peony lives with her sister and grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Will Peony's grit and quick thinking…
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press. 2020. — J MACDIBBLE
  • Under the Weather

    Stories About Climate Change

    Bradman, Tony
    From the effects of rising sea levels to changes in animal behavior and human lifestyles, these powerful stories portray the issues surrounding climate change in personal terms, bringing them vividly to life. Offering warnings and…
    eBookFrances Lincoln Children's Books, 2012
  • Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her…
    eBookLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010